You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
CICUTAS
CICUTA
Ci*cu"ta, n. Etym: [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.)
Definition: a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known.
Note: The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to Conium maculatum, or officinal hemlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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